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Why is Pakistan procuring an off-the-shelf tank?

by Bilal Khan January 12, 2018 253Views 0Comments

Introduction On January 06 photos emerged purporting that a NORINCO VT4 main battle tank (MBT) was in Pakistan, ostensibly for trials for an apparent Pakistan Army bid for an off-the-shelf MBT to augment its growing – albeit slowly – force of Heavy…

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The Impact of Pakistan’s Harba dual-AShM and LACM

by Bilal Khan January 9, 2018 269Views 0Comments

Introduction On January 03, the Pakistan Navy announced that it test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) with land-attack capabilities, the “Harba.” The dual-ASCM/land-attack cruise missile (LACM) was fired from an Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC), the PNS Himmat. Seemingly based on…

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Despite tension, US-Pakistan defence ties unlikely to end

by Bilal Khan January 5, 2018 210Views 2Comments

U.S. President Donald J. Trump began 2018 with a tweet accusing Pakistan of duplicity with regards to the ongoing – and over 16-year-long – U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.[1] Trump reiterated how the U.S. provided Pakistan with $33 billion U.S. in funding…

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Turkey and Russia formally ink S-400 deal

by Bilal Khan January 2, 2018 1526Views 3Comments

Turkey and Russia have formally concluded a deal to procure an S-400 long-range air defence system with an option for one more.

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The Push to Boost Pakistan’s Space Program

by Bilal Khan January 1, 2018 201Views 0Comments

Introduction In his speech during the AirTech ’17 conference in December 2017 at Air University Islamabad, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman, stated that Pakistan would send two astronauts into space…

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Monthly Report: Pakistan Defence Review 2017

by Bilal Khan December 31, 2017 1795Views 0Comments

Timely Defence News with Verified Insights Stay up to date with the latest Pakistani defence news with reliable research and accurate forecasting Click Here Quwa Premium Sample: The following report is a free and complete Quwa Premium sample for all readers. At Quwa, we make a…

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China-Pakistan Relations: Why it matters for Pakistan

by Bilal Khan December 29, 2017 175Views 0Comments

Prologue This article is part of a series Quwa will publish under Quwa Premium through 2018. For this week, we are broadly overviewing the key aspects of Pakistan’s relations with China, which – in some respects, such as defence procurement – are…

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Pakistan Air Force inaugurates new air base – PAF Bholari

by Bilal Khan December 25, 2017 1746Views 53Comments

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) formally inaugurated its new air base, PAF Bholari, on December 25.

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Countering the BrahMos Threat (Quwa Premium Sample)

by Bilal Khan December 21, 2017 1403Views 0Comments

Introduction Jointly developed, marketed and produced by Russia and India, the BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship cruising missile (ASCM). Weighing 2,500 kg and with an engagement range of 450 km, the Brahmos is one of India’s mainstay stand-off range weapons. India can…

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Pakistan’s Defence Industry: High Risk and High Reward Partnerships

by Bilal Khan December 19, 2017 179Views 0Comments

Prologue: This is a continuation of the Quwa Premium articles discussing the Pakistani defence industry, specifically its inability to produce a domestic marketplace to which the Pakistani armed forces and foreign customers can consult, its nascent private sector activity and the steps Pakistan…